Withdrawal of counter-notice contesting redundancy paymentWhere an employee is laid off or on short time working, they may try to claim redundancy pay, but you can contest your liability to pay it in certain circumstances. If you do so but then chang... Read more

Letter imposing a lay-off or short time working (in exercise of a specific contractual power)If you're looking at temporary ways of reducing employment overheads due to a work downturn but without having to resort to redundancy, implementing a lay-off... Read more

Notice of return to normal workingWhere your employees have been laid off or on short time working, if your situation improves enough for you to be able to take them back on their normal working hours, you can use our letter to inform them of this. Y... Read more

Meeting invitation to discuss lay-off or short time workingIf you want to implement or propose a lay-off or short time working to deal with temporary work shortages, start the process off by arranging a meeting with affected employees using our lette... Read more

Letter seeking agreement to a lay-off or short time workingIf you want to implement a lay-off or short time working to deal with a temporary work shortage and you don't have the contractual right to do so, you will need to seek your employees' express ... Read more